Sixteen inch multimedia monster
Written: Jun 10 '02 (Updated Jun 10 '02)
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Pros: large screen, 512 MB RAM
Cons: none at this price
The Bottom Line: best multimedia laptop to debut in 2002
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| jefhatfield's Full Review: Sony VAIO GRX570 PC Notebook |
Sony VAIO has had some of the best multimedia computers on the PC side for quite some time. When it comes to graphics, many professionals opt for the Apple Titanium Powerbook if they want to be mobile.
Since the Powerbook, there has been no serous competition until Sony came out with this monster of a computer.
With an unprecedented 16.1" inch TFT active matrix screen with a 1600 x 1200 resolution, this laptop is definitely a desktop replacement. And with 512 MB of RAM and a 1.6 GHz Pentium 4 processor, this PC laptop offering is a multimedia desktop replacement worthy of taking on the legendary Apple Titanium laptop.
With the use of high end programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, many files tend to be large due to layers of information for even a single image. With a built in 40 GB hard drive, space is not an issue here.
The operating system is the easy to use home edition of Windows XP, which unites the stability of Windows 2000 and the multimedia capabilities of Windows 98. As with most PC laptops, a generous array of productivity and multimedia software is included.
Many multimedia graphic designers like to backup their work onto optical disks like CD-Rs and CD-RWs and this VAIO laptop has a built in combo drive able to burn disks and back up information and images/sounds.
And when one wants to, this laptop is an entertainment system with a built in DVD player also, as well as the previously mentioned optical backup drive.
Weighing over seven pounds with a battery, this laptop is not light by today's standards, but it was not designed to be a thin and light mobile computer...but it is still mobile if needed.
And with a street price around $2,500 USD, or less, Sony has truly made one of the great multimedia graphics mobile computers to come out this year!
Five stars.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 2,500
Operating System: Windows
Processor: Other
Processor speed: over 1000
Screen Size: Greater than 15
RAM: More than 256
Internal Storage: CD-RW and DVD
Hard Drive (GB): 31-40
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